Dolphin Gull

The Dolphin Gull , sometimes erroneously called the Red-billed Gull , is a gull native to southern Chile and Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. It is a coastal bird inhabiting rocky, muddy and sandy shores and is often found around seabird colonies. They have grayish feathers, and the feathers on their wings are a darker shade. They lay 2 to 3 eggs in December. Dolphin Gulls eat many things from mussels to carrion.

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The Dolphin Gull is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Dolphin Gulls eat many things from
mussels to carrion.
The scientific name commemorates the English explorer William Scoresby.
Immature
References
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* BirdLife International (2004). Larus scoresbii. 2006. IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org.
Retrieved on 10 February 2007. More

Dolphin Gulls feed and scavenge on variety of
food, from mussels to carrion.
They are often seen harassing penguin colonies, but in fact do little
harm since they mostly take discarded scraps and excreta.
The world population is very small with the majority being in the
Falklands. More

Dolphin Gulls eat many things from
mussels to carrion.
The scientific name commemorates the English explorer William
Scoresby.
Immature
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Dolphin Gull, two of the three breeding gulls in the Falkland Islands.
Below are images of both species at different ages. More